Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-08-27

of that un American policy. 1t ar
raigns the Roanoke platform as
misleading and seeking to deceive
the people Of Virginia upon a quea
tion vital to their very interest and
to the progress and power of the
State.
As to the State debt question,
the address criticises the Demo
cratic party for not formulating
any plan for adjusting this voxed
question for eight years, from 1871
to 1879, when It was in power. and
credits the Republicans with pass.
ing q measure in 1881, emhodying
a plan for readjusting it eqnltably;
a plan which the Democratic con
vention of 1883 promised not to
disturb.
Upon this pledge it is asserted
the party regained power, bat from
the moment the Democratic mana
gers ofthe State were restored to
the control of State affairs the debt
settlement has languished, because
they have baf1led it's execution by
thor incompetence aud unfaithful
ness.
AS TO Federal aid in the debt
settlement, the address says: "This
idea, frebly presented by its pro.
poncnls, without any confidence on
their part, has no merit of origin
atty, and is not offered TO youwith
tho courage of their convictions
that is practicable. 1t was first
advanced by the late Henry a.
,.S!gs;se in speech at West Point,
slllyE December, 1874. No man in
Virginia was further away from
these Bourbon leaders in his feel
ingS than was Gov. Wise. He had
denounced their incompetency on
the debt question; their dishonest,
and hypocrisy in election, and ha'i
stamped them with the nndying do
scrlpti0n that they had "outScala-
wagged the scalawaggers and out.
carpetbagged the carpetbaggers."
This Federal aid was next alve-
Gated by The Hon.James G. Blaine,
the Republican candidate for Pres.
ident of the United States against
Mr.. Cleveland. Ifit is ever given
effect it will be in opposition to the
narrow views of Federal power en-
tertaincd by the Democracy, and
through The liberal construction
contended for by the Republican
party. 1t remains to be seen
whether the people, knowing that
the principle of such aid is COLI
trary to the Democratic doctrine,
and that the idea originated outside
the Democratic party, will be de
luded 10y the bope that it can be
successfully carried out by the
Democracy OF Virginia.
Touchingtl Q Roanoke resolutions
endorsing the administration OF
Governor Lee, as "wlse and judi
clousD The address is particularly
severe.
I'VE confess ourselves at a loss,
it declares, "to know what thought
or action of Governor Lee has de
served such commentator.
Touching the pledge OF the Roa-
n0kA platform 70 protect and foster
oysters, the address says:
ave confess that it is wise, if
not Important, in the present crisis
OF our State affairs"
The address then suggests that
the Roanoke convention should
have extended apologies and expla
nations to IL numbered other Kings
in which the people Of Virginia are
interested, amongst them, why the
annual cost Of administering the
State government has increased
from $500, 900, the sum to which
the Republican party had reduced
it III 1881, to 81, 250.O0i in 1887; also
an explanation for the continuance
OF the ''infamous" Anderson:Mc
Culluch bill, which makes fair cleo
tons impossible.
In conclusion, Senator Malone
and his associates says to the yo-
ters Of Virginia:
SIN the full possession Of the
Government, State and Federal,
the Democratic party, which had
promised you untold happiness and
prosperity when this should come
10 pass, behold you are surrounded
by bard times, such as you have
seldom witnessed, and offers you
no explanations Or apologies for its
broken promises The farmers pro
ducts are sold at lower price than
for many years; the workingInan
fnds work more difficult to procure
and wages lower than he has ever
KNOWN them; trade languishes,
manufactures are at their lowest
ebb; finances are panicky, aud the
future is filled With darkness and
uncertainty.